Tioga's effort on football field ahead of experience so far

9:52 PM,
Sep. 3, 2013

Tioga's Terrance Phillips (4) tries to elude Grant's Travis Allen during last week's jamboree contest at Pineville High School. After defeating both Grant and Pineville in the jamboree, the Indians open the regular season on Friday at West Ouachita.

Written by

Bret H. McCormick
bmccormick@thetowntalk.com

Patrick Garvin liked what he saw Friday night from his team's jamboree performance, and he expects to learn even more this week when his Tioga Indians travel north to open the season against West Ouachita.

Tioga defeated Grant (7-0) and Pineville (7-3) in its two jamboree games, driving the length of the field at the end of the game to rally and beat the rival Rebels. Garvin said six different Indians touched the ball on the 80-yard drive, including senior fullback Thomas Ambush, who scored the winning touchdown.

The Indians showed no quit and continued to play hard throughout the jamboree, ...